Program

A modern version of Karel Jaromír Erben’s 19th century poem follows the young widow Eliška (Anna Geislerová) who moves into her late husband’s home village. With grief still fresh and lacking money Eliška relies heavily on her new neighbours while building a new home and keeping her father’s death from her daughter. The stress of lies, a blisteringly hot summer and ‘the curse of the Noonday Witch who steals children midday’ all add to the atmosphere of unease in this sinister psychodrama which explores the real threats to the family.

Bookended by
live music by Valerie Welbanks (cello) exploring the musical themes of the film
composed by Ben Corrigan.

Ben
CorriganBen is a London based composer
and electronic musician. His projects span a broad range of topics, styles and
approaches, working experimentally with dance, film, installation art and a
pool of talented musicians. His debut feature film score was completed in early
2016 for the Czech Horror/Thriller, Polednice.